ЯΛ́ЯΛ

— resonance · celebration · vibration —

Commissioned by Companhia Instável (PT) ЯΛ́ЯΛ is a stage creation inspired by collective celebrations in which rhythm, dance, and sound operate as engines of ecstasy and transformation.

Rooted in the interest about frequency, sound vibration, and altered states of consciousness, the piece is drown from the Entrudo of Galicia and Northern Portugal, the Rara and Vodou festivities of Haiti, and the Urso Macaco Louco of the Pernambuco Carnival, the piece creates a sonic and luminous space for five bodies moving through hypnagogic states, between wakefulness and trance.

Resonant landscapes emerge through the manipulation of sonic and luminous objects, 3D-designed from wind instruments associated with different cultural traditions, such as the koné, the sho mouth organ, and the Haitian vuvuzela.

ЯΛ́ЯΛ emphasizes the potential of liminal states through resonant soundscapes and luminous vibration, where the body appears as an agent of exaltation. Gesture, sound, and light articulate themselves as performative forces that evoke and stimulate psycho-sensory experiences, inviting the audience into a shared territory between celebration and vertigo — to kill the old in order to let the new enter.

 PREMIÈRE

13 & 14 February 2026 at Teatro Municipal do Porto.

 TEAM

Direction & Creation — Catarina Miranda
Assistant Director — Àngela Díaz Quintela
Co-creation — Àngela Díaz Quintela, Catarina Miranda, Duarte Valadares, Inês Luzio, Joana Sousa, Junis Becherer, Leo Calvino, Mafalda Cardoso, Tiago Miguel
Performers — Duarte Valadares, Inês Luzio, Joana Sousa, Junis Becherer, Leo Calvino
Interns — Mafalda Cardoso, Tiago Miguel
Sound Composition — Clélia Colonna, Jonathan Uliel Saldanha
Sound Design — Süse Ribeiro
Lighting Design — Santiago Tricot
Sound Instrument Design & Construction — Sérgio Coutinho
Lighting Installation Design & Setup — João Ferreira
Mask Design & Construction — Júlio Alves
Costume Making — Diana Regal
Artistic Residencies — Instável – Centro Coreográfico; Teatro do Campo Alegre; La Palleira
Co-production — Instável – Centro Coreográfico; Teatro Municipal do Porto
Production — Companhia Instável
Executive Production — Rita Santos
Support — La Palleira
Institutional Support — Instável is funded by the Portuguese Republic – Culture / Directorate-General for the Arts and is a resident structure at Teatro Campo Alegre within the Teatro em Campo Aberto programme.